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(Re)Introducing Formalities In Copyright : Towards More Open Content?, Severine Dusollier
(Re)Introducing Formalities In Copyright : Towards More Open Content?, Severine Dusollier
Severine Dusollier
Many voices have been recently heard in favor of the reintroduction of formalities in copyright law, in order to counteract the rapid expansion of copyright protection and the ensuing diminishing of the public domain. Formalities have been considered as a way to limit the automatic granting of copyright, to shorten its duration or to make its enforcement less easy. This paper examines the relevance of a possible reintroduction of formalities for the enhancement and safeguarding of the public domain. It first considers the formalities the introduction of which (or reintroduction in some countries) has been proposed, under two lenses: their …
The Public Domain In Intellectual Property: Beyond The Metaphor Of A Domain, Severine Dusollier
The Public Domain In Intellectual Property: Beyond The Metaphor Of A Domain, Severine Dusollier
Severine Dusollier
No abstract provided.
Le Domaine Public, Garant De L'Intérêt Général En Propriété Intellectuelle ?, Severine Dusollier
Le Domaine Public, Garant De L'Intérêt Général En Propriété Intellectuelle ?, Severine Dusollier
Severine Dusollier
No abstract provided.
Draw Me A Public Domain, Severine Dusollier, Valérie-Laure Benabou
Draw Me A Public Domain, Severine Dusollier, Valérie-Laure Benabou
Severine Dusollier
Copyright is forged from pieces of land taken from the public domain. Absence of any restrictions on the products of the mind and of creation is the rule while intellectual property is the exception. Yet intellectual property has constantly expanded over the realm of the public domain. The on-going commodification of the latter has been regularly denounced in scholarship. This article aims at sketching a regime for the public domain that would contain some rules through which it could resist encroachment by private property. It starts from the analysis that the current perception and regime of the public domain in …